It all begins with a smell. A memory, a word, a garden, a flower or even a colour.

We look for the stories behind scents we love, and the artists who create them.There is a contemporary and thriving world of fragrance - from the artists, to the noses, to the flavours, to the chefs. From the chemistry to the flowers themselves…

The features shown here are either taken from rakes SENSE magazine, rakesprogress magazine or specifically commissioned for on-line